Etymograph

English

Sprout

Sprout comes from English spruit ‘sprout, shoot’.

  1. English1500–presentspruit‘sprout, shoot’
  2. EnglishtodaySprout

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentspruit‘sprout, shoot’
  2. EnglishtodaySprout

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English spruit / Sprout